Vp. Pathak, Selective formation of pyrrola[3,2-d]pyrimidines from methyl[(N-benzoyl-S-methylisoihiocarbamoyl)amino]-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylate, ORG PROC R, 4(2), 2000, pp. 129-130
A selective conversion of methyl 3-{[(benzoylamino)(methylsulfanyl)methylid
ene]amino}-4-(3-pyridinylmethyl)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylate (1a) to 2-amino-7
-(3-pyridinylmethyl)-3,5-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo [3,2-d]pyrimidine-4-one (2a) in
methanolic ammonia in the presence of sodium amide is described.